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JorgeInternational wrote:In the past and in many interviews, Julia and her late husband Eric Morley, declared that the MW is just entertainment.
willangel79 wrote:I think most, if not all national Miss World pageants, they still do women parading in bikinis. If Mrs. Morley thinks this should be stopped, she should require all the national competitions to do the same. Otherwise, there is a bit of hypocrisy in what she is saying.
She was asked if beauty pageants are relevant, she said no. But she explained that's why she made some changes to Miss World... basically to still have that relevance.
Yes pageants need to evolve, but I think there is still relevance in it in terms of being a platform for women. Pageants can empower voiceless women, give them opportunities... to travel, to meet people, to learn cultures and if they want, to be a role model.
If Julia Morley thinks pageants are not relevant anymore, then she should stop doing Miss World. But since she still is doing it, I guess she she still finds it relevant?
the critic wrote:willangel79 wrote:I think most, if not all national Miss World pageants, they still do women parading in bikinis. If Mrs. Morley thinks this should be stopped, she should require all the national competitions to do the same. Otherwise, there is a bit of hypocrisy in what she is saying.
She was asked if beauty pageants are relevant, she said no. But she explained that's why she made some changes to Miss World... basically to still have that relevance.
Yes pageants need to evolve, but I think there is still relevance in it in terms of being a platform for women. Pageants can empower voiceless women, give them opportunities... to travel, to meet people, to learn cultures and if they want, to be a role model.
If Julia Morley thinks pageants are not relevant anymore, then she should stop doing Miss World. But since she still is doing it, I guess she she still finds it relevant?
JULIA DOESNT HAVE CONTROL OVER EVERY NATIONAL PAGEANT. SOME OF THOSE PAGEANTS ALSO SEND CONTESTANTS TO Miss Universe AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PAGEANTS WHERE SWIM WEAR IS A BIG THING. MANY PAGEANTS IN AFRICA AND ASIA DO NOT HAVE AND NEVER HAD A SWIMSUIT CONTEST BECAUSE ITS NOT CULTURALLY ACCECEPTED LONG BEFORE MW DITCHED THAT SEGMENT.
CLEARLY YOU DID NOT LISTEN THE INTERVIEW BECAUSE IN ESSENCE WHAT SHE SAID WAS THE OLD CONCEPT OF A BEAUTY PAGEANT WOULD NOT BE RELEVANT TODAY. THATS WHY SHE MADE CHANGES AND ADD NEW SEGMENTS TO MAKE IT A VERY DIFFERENT EVENT FROM WHAT IT WAS BACK IN THE DAY WHEN HER HUSBAND FOUNDED IT. SHE DIDN'T SAY PAGEANTS IN GENERAL ARE IRRELEVANT BUT JUDGING WOMEN SOLELY ON THEIR LOOKS IS.
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